Chapter 206: The Battle Begins

"Are you Captain Kai Carter? Our general wants to meet you to discuss this battle," the soldier informed him.

Kai glanced at Michelle and the others before nodding his head. "Lead the way."

"Yes, Sir." The soldier immediately led him to the general room.

"Captain Kai Carter." The general looked at him and narrowed his eyes. "I have talked to the headquarter and agreed to have you lead the battle. Are you up to it?"

Kai closed his eyes and sighed. It really came. Well, he couldn't enjoy his vacation if he didn't solve this soon, so he nodded with a solemn expression. "Yes, Sir."

"Good. I will brief you on our current situation. There will be around five thousand magical beasts coming from the sea… And they will step on the land precisely on our only beach in thirty minutes."

"What is the number of soldiers?"

"We have five hundred that can be deployed immediately, and they have made their way toward the beach while there are an additional two hundred to three hundred soldiers and magicians coming from volunteers."

"The number is a bit too low." Kai stroked his chin as he fell into deep thought. 'If it is like the Underground Nest, I won't necessarily be afraid against these overwhelming odds. However, in this open area, this kind of number will cause trouble. Not only can we be surrounded, but they can also even move around and strike the city… That is if someone commands them.'

"Yeah. We have set up some defense mechanisms and authorized the use of landmines. It should be able to kill a few hundred. However, we can't really send a missile here because it's too close to the population, and the damage will be irreplaceable."

"Is there any powerful Earth Magician or Ice Magician?" Kai asked.

"There are six Earth Magicians in this base. What are you planning to do?"

"I want to make a bell-shaped terrain to welcome them. This way, we can hold them inside the beach alone. Of course, we will send enough fighters to fight them while supporting them with some gunners from above."

"I see. A terrain, huh… I have thought that as well, but the problem is we don't have enough magicians for it. If I order the six magicians to create terrain like that, it will take their all to erect two great walls on the two sides, resulting in a direct path from the beach to the city."

"It's good enough. I will ask for my magician to erect the last wall. I only need the sides to be strong after all, since the last one is only for the gunners and such while we are mainly fighting them on the beach." Kai shook his head.

"I see." The general nodded.

"We should have five hundred people on the ground while the rest support them from above."

The general pondered and agreed with Kai. "Sure. I will send the commanders with you. All of them would command one hundred people each with you as the highest command. Make sure that you don't have people above the terrain on the side because the magical beasts will try to destroy the walls."

"I know. If that happens, they might try to make some maneuvers and attack the city instead."

"This defensive battle will only last around five hours before the reinforcements arrive."

"I understand. I will try minimizing our loss." Kai nodded.

"I will let you do the rest then." The general stood up and saluted. "I, Brigadier General Abec, command you to lead the army to fend off five thousand magical beasts."

Kai saluted as well. "Yes, Sir."

Kai then went out while pondering the matter before he realized there were three people coming toward him.

"Sir! We will be under your command in this battle. I am Silva, and they are Gillian and Alec. We will command one hundred people each. Should we move out right now?"

"We are tight in time, so we will head out immediately. Have the others move out. I will talk with my friends first."

"Understood." The trio quickly left him.

Kai then walked outside the base and met Michelle and the others.

"How is the situation?" Michelle asked while the others paid attention.

"Not good. They are coming with overwhelming numbers, and we have many limitations in this place." Kai glanced at Evan. "I am still pondering where I should post you. Considering the battlefield, it's too dangerous if we have you there since you will be healing in the middle of the battlefield. And there is a chance for intelligent magical beasts to appear…"

"Should we set up a medical route to the base?" Evan asked. "I can stay inside the base and heal them. Looking at your expression, I am sure we don't have reserve army or whatsoever, so I think I can stay not far from the battlefield and not necessarily in the base…"

"Well, the military base and the beach are only five minutes away since there won't be any traffic." Kai thought for a moment. "We can have you stay in the base since you will be protected as well. After all, I still need to think about your safety here."

"I understand. We can have a few trucks to bring the injured people." Evan nodded in agreement. "I know that you are worried about me since we can't use the radio to contact each other because the magical beasts would pick it up at your side. That's why I will obediently stay in the base and heal them."

"True enough. We will create a hole…" Kai fell into deep thought before realizing the previous three people had come to him.

"Sir. Everyone is on the way there. We are waiting for you and your group to board the last truck."

"How many trucks do we have?" Kai asked.

"Twenty trucks. All of them can hold twenty to thirty people in one go."

Kai thought for a moment and nodded. "That means we can transport around fifty people lying down in one go… Have the trucks all stand by on the battlefield. I have a use for them."

"Understood. All of them will come together with us."

"Let's go then." Kai nodded as the three commanders led them to the truck.

Sofia didn't say anything this whole time and observed Kai carefully. She was curious about what kind of tactic Kai would use in this situation.

They went toward the beach again and arrived at the temporary base where the soldiers were gathering.

"I want the six Earth Magicians to erect two tall walls on two sides as we will use it to make a bell-shaped terrain…" Kai started instructing the commanders according to the plan he came up with earlier.

The commanders had no qualms about his strategy and quickly commanded the soldiers.

Meanwhile, Kai looked at Nicholas and asked. "Can you erect a wall to separate the beach and the city? I don't need something strong, I only want a tall wall."

Nicholas thought for a moment and gritted his teeth. "I want to say yes, but I am afraid I don't have enough magic power to do that."

"I can help you if you want, you know." Sofia finally joined their conversation. "I am an Ice Magician while Julia is an Earth Magician. We can help him erect a wall."

Kai narrowed his eyes. He didn't really want to rely on outsiders like Sofia and Julia, but their situation didn't necessarily allow him to do so. "I understand. I will need to ask for your help."

"I have said that I will help you in this battle, and you will then delete the record. We have a deal, remember?" She grinned.

"Fine." Kai sighed.

*Rumble Rumble!*

The ground started rising and made two tall walls on their left and right. Sofia looked at Julia and Nicholas. "We should start as well."

"Wait, Nicholas." Kai stopped him and whispered something in his ears.

Nicholas opened his mouth and nodded. "I understand."

They then made a huge magic circle, and a wall slowly emerged from the ground.

"Have the soldiers climb according to the plan," Kai commanded.

As soon as they heard the order, the commanders and soldiers started moving according to the plan. They also noticed a small hole in the bottom of the wall that Nicholas made. It was a small hole, but it was enough for many people to fit in.

This hole's purpose was to let the others pass by. Not only before the battle but also after the battle started, especially for injured people. Kai had instructed the soldiers to have twenty people stand by around it to carry the injured people to the trucks, and Evan would heal them in the base.

With this, Kai had no worry about leaving Evan alone, considering the general stayed in the base as he was working on the miscellaneous things.

"By the way, where would we go?" Michelle asked.

"Tasha and Isabelle will stay here while the others will follow me to the ground." Kai then looked at Sofia. "I don't know your fighting style and your friend. So, what is the best course for you?"

"I will be staying here since I can rain them down with my Ice Magic while Julia can follow you." Sofia nodded.

"Alright." Kai nodded before looking at Julia. "For now, you can follow me from behind."

"I understand."

Kai then jumped off the wall along with other people as the commanders came to him as soon as he landed.

"They will come in a minute, Sir. We have prepared everything possible and only need to receive it."

"Thank you." Kai nodded and looked toward the sea. He jumped off the wall because he already heard that they would arrive soon.

*Rumble Rumble!*